Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

Rauri Bowie, Professor

(1) Determining what factors influence the microbiome of wild populations of birds (Full- no new appr needed)
(2) Molecular and Morphology Adaptation of Savanna Sparrows to Tidal Marshes (Current Term Now Closed)
(3) DNA sequencing to investigate bird diversification and the role of pathogens in modulating biodiversity (Current Term Now Closed)
(4) Architectural Innovation and Evolution of Weaverbird Nests (Current Term Now Closed)

Carla Cicero, Staff Curator

(1) Advanced Preparation Techniques at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Current Term Now Closed)
(2) Geographic Variation in Birds of Western North America (Current Term Now Closed)

Chris Conroy, Staff Curator

(1) Genomics of the California vole (Microtus californicus) and related rodents (Current Term Now Closed)
(2) Evolution of the Trowbridge shrew (Current Term Now Closed)

Michelle Koo, Staff Curator

(1) Biodiversity Informatics and GIS Apprenticeship at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Full- no new appr needed)
(2) Communication/ Outreach apprenticeship (Full- no new appr needed)
(3) Archival Apprenticeship at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Full- no new appr needed)

Eileen Lacey, Professor

(1) Social structure of birds and mammals (Current Term Now Closed)

Michael Nachman, Professor

(1) The genetic basis of speciation in house mice (Current Term Now Closed)
(2) Skeletal variation in house mice: do tropical mice have longer tails than temperate mice? (Current Term Now Closed)

Carol Spencer, Staff Curator

(1) Curatorial Apprentice: Exploring Biodiversity, Curation, and Specimen Preparation in Natural History Collections at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Current Term Now Closed)

David Wake, Professor

(1) AmphibiaWeb: An Informatics System for Amphibian Conservation Biology (Full- no new appr needed)